This Day in Golf History: October 18

On this date in 1980, Arnold Palmer played one of his late-career PGA Tour events. He was paired with Larry Nelson in the Disney World National Team Championship. After rounds of 68-67 the twosome blitzed in with a 65 in Round 3 for a 200 total. But that was not good enough for the duo to make the cut for the final round. And the “other Watson” outside major champions Tom and Bubba is Denis Watson, who was born on this date in 1955 in Harare, Zimbabwe. He was the notable 1985 U.S. Open runner-up.